SK is now a German-owned out fit.

"New Brunswick"? I have some "New Britian" which, as I recall, was actually
from the same mfr. that has (had?) the Sears Craftsman contract.

To me, the best tools ever were Williams. I guess they folded ~20 years ago,
now Snap-On bought / uses the name. Those guys are really more of loan
sharks than tool vendors.

Proto's been fine over the years, too. But for convenience, proce, warranty
ease, and price (when on sale), you can't beat Craftsman.

I def. agree with Terry on the cheap-China-India-tool syndrome. They will
break off / apart at the most inopportune times, smashing your knuckles,
tearing your eyeball out, etc. Been there, done that! OK only for occasional
low-stress use - glove-box emergency, etc.

Rick
"Terry" > wrote in message
news:2004111500100016807%younkintyershoes@sbcgloba lnet...
> On 2004-11-08 05:37:35 -0600, "Denny" > said:
>
> >
> > "Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Ever hear of New Brunswick? My school auto shop had a bunch and I
thought
> >
> >> With pros, is it a mandatory status symbol to own a complete Snap-On
> >> collection, or have they gravitated toward imports already?
> >>
> > I have a Snap-on box bought new in '85 and no doubt it is a dammed good
> > tool box. Would I spend that kind of money again??, nope. There are
> > many other boxes out there that do the job just fine and cost about 1/4
> > as much. I have some Snap-on and Mac tools but the majority of them are
> > SK and now the Craftsman Professional line. I just can't see the price
> > the tool trucks are getting. There is a local tech college in town
> > where the automotive/diesel students can purchase complete sets of
> > Snap-on tools for half price. This tells me they make way too much off
> > everybody else.
> >
> > Denny
>
> I do helicopter work and often we are forced to use Snap-On, Mac, etc.
> (due to tight space tolerances), but more and more I am finding that
> the Craftsman line suits my needs. My own tools are probably 60%
> Snap-On with the rest mainly Craftsman, although I use some Blackhawk,
> Proto, and SK. I believe the main line of Craftsman is now made by SK.
> Whenever I need a new tool now I check Sears first. They have been
> doing well for me and *never* hassle me about a replacement. I do use
> cheap Asian tools, but I keep them around just to cut up or weld into
> something else. Be careful if you choose to use cheap tools; they can
> get you hurt easily when they break (...and they will).
>
>
> *Remove "yershoes" from address*
> --
> - Terry
>